Power of Chief Executive in Council to order Registrar to refuse registration if satisfied that a company is being formed to evade the Societies Ordinance

If the Registrar suspects that the memorandum and articles of association of a company delivered to him in accordance with section 15 relate to a company which is being formed with the object of circumventing-

(a) the refusal of the Societies Officer to register or to exempt from registration a society under the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151); or

(b) the cancellation by the Societies Officer of the registration or exemption from registration of a society registered or exempted under the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151); or

(c) the prohibition of the operation or continued operation of a society by the Secretary for Security under section 8 of the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151),

or for the purpose of otherwise evading or defeating the provisions of the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151) or anything done thereunder, it shall be lawful for him to withhold registration of the same pending the receipt of the instructions of the Chief Executive in Council with respect thereto.

In the event of the Chief Executive in Council being satisfied that the company is being formed with any such object or for any such purpose, he may order the Registrar to refuse registration of the memorandum and articles, and upon receipt of such order, the Registrar shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 15, refuse registration of the memorandum and articles.

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